Faking motion blur

- [Narrator] In this movie, I am going to show you…how to create a "faux motion blur", meaning…how to fake it in after effects.…And in order to create it, I'm going to head over…to the Effects and Preset panel.…So I'm going to start by clicking on the words…"Effects and Presets", and then I'm going to…fold down the Blur and Sharpen category,…and I'm gong to start by applying the…Fast Box Blur effect to the Five logo.…So, double click in order to apply it.…Now, I'm going to change the blur dimensions…to only affect the horizontal pixels of this layer,…because this digit is just moving…on this axis, so, just the horizontal axis.…

Then, I need to start and drag to determine…how much motion blur I want to apply.…And, what I'm trying to do is just to match it…visually to what I'm seeing over here.…Now, it's very important that you will work…with the transparency grid, because obviously…we can see that by introducing this fake blur,…we also have some problem with the background,…which we are going to fix in a moment.…

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12/21/2018

Discover how to create a TV stinger—a short clip that appears after a commercial break or closing credits—from start to finish. In this course, instructor Eran Stern walks through how to create this common asset using simple and effective motion graphics tools in After Effects. Discover how to animate a layered Photoshop file, create an animated background, and extrude and texture 3D typography. Plus, learn helpful compositing techniques and discover how to render your delivery files. While this course was designed for beginning motion graphics artists, the techniques Eran covers can help users of all skill levels boost their After Effects know-how.